Fishing-reel



O. NOR'DENHOLT- FISHING REEL.

(No Model.)

No. 425.243. Patented Apr. 8, 1890.

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PATENT OFFICE.

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FISHING-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,243, dated April 8, 1890.

Application filed January 2, 1890.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUS NORDENHOLT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyu,in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fishing-Reels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvementin fishing-reels, and a fishing-reel made according to this invention is narrow and possesses little bulk, so that said reel can be readily packed or stored away.

This invention is set forth in the following specification and claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fishingreel. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, of Fig. 1.

The reel is constructed of two arms A A, which are readily made from strips of wood. The arms A are joined by pins or rivets B, surrounded by sleeves O. The sleeves 0 hold the arms A asuitable distance apart, and the fish-line being wound about said sleeves C said sleeves prevent the line coming in contact with the rivets B, thus protecting the rivets.

It is obvious that the pins or rivets B may be placed at any desired distance from the middle of the arms A A, according to the circumstances.

The arms A can rotate about the pivot D,

supported by the handle E. Said handle h'as Serial No. 335,676 (No model.)

a shoulder or offset F, entering a recess in one of the arms A, so that said arms are steadied in their rotation. A sleeve G surrounds and protects the pivot D. The arms A being long and narrow, the reel has a fiat shape, so that it can be conveniently carried in a flat pocket or bag or stored away in a narrow space.

hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fishing-reel consisting of the rotary arms A, in combination with the central pivot D, having the surrounding sleeve Gand supported by the handle E, said rotary arms A connected by rivets or pins 13, surrounded by sleeves O, situated distant from the central pivot D, substantially as described.

2. A fishing-reel consisting of the rotary arms A, in combination with the pivot D,having the surrounding sleeve G and supported by the handle E, said arms A connected by rivets or pins 13, surrounded by sleeves C, situated distant from the central pivot D, and said handle having a shoulder or offset F,entering asuitable recess in one of the arms A, so that said arms are steadied during rotation, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

()LAUS NORDENHOLT. Witnesses:

J. VAN SANTVOORD, E. F. KASTENHUBER. 

